Education
He graduated from both Yale and Columbia University.
He graduated from both Yale and Columbia University.
During the golden age of golf design between the world wars, he produced many great golf courses primarily in the Midwest states. Langford’s work is reminiscent of golf course designers Seth Raynor, Charles Banks and Charles B. Macdonald. He died in Sarasota, Florida in 1977.
Along with Theodore Moreau, he produced over 200 golf courses.
Some of the best include Wakonda in Des Moines, Iowa, Harrison Hills in Attica, Indiana, Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois, Maxinkuckee in Culver, Indiana (played often by Roy, Pete and Alice Dye early in their careers), Ozaukee in Mequon, Wisconsin, Lawsonia in Green Lake, Wisconsin, and Happy Hollow in Omaha, Nebraska. The following is a (partial) list of other courses designed or remodeled by William Langford:
Arkansas
Texarkana Central Committee (1927) - Texarkana, Arkansas
Florida
Key West Government College (1923) - Key West, Florida
Martin County G&Central Committee (1951) - Stuart, Florida
Illinois
Acacia Central Committee (1917) - Indian Head Park, Illinois
Barrington Hills Central Committee (1946) - Barrington, Illinois
Bloomington Central Committee (1917) - Bloomington, Illinois
Bryn Mawr Government College (1921) - Lincolnwood, Illinois
Butterfield Central Committee (1922) - Bloomington, Illinois
Franklin County Central Committee (back 9) (1921)(West Frankfort, Illinois)
Glen Oak Central Committee (1922) - Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Marquette Park Government College (1917) - Chicago, Illinois
Park Ridge Central Committee (1949) - Park Ridge, Illinois
Ruth Lake Central Committee (1926) - Hinsdale, Illinois
Schaumburg Central Committee (1928) - Schaumburg, Illinois
Winnetka Government College (1917) - Winnetka, Illinois
Indiana
Innsbrook Central Committee (1919) - Merrillville, Indiana
Christiana Creek Central Committee (1925 and 1945) - Elkhart, Indiana
Culver Military Academy (1920) - Culver, Indiana
Oakland City Government College (1946) - Oakland City, Indiana
Iowa
Ellis Park Muni (1949) - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Keokuk Central Committee (1951) - Keokuk, Iowa
Oneota Central Committee (1921) - Decorah, Iowa
Kansas
Milburn G&Central Committee (1917) - Overland Park, Kansas
Kentucky
Audubon Central Committee (1921) - Louisville, Kentucky
Indian Hills Central Committee (1956) - Bowling Green, Kentucky
Louisville Central Committee (1921) - Louisville, Kentucky
Michigan
Blythefield Central Committee (1927) - Belmont, Michigan
Country Club of Lansing (1919) - Lansing, Michigan
Marquette G&Central Committee (1927) - Marquette, Michigan
Minnesota
Mankato Government College (1954) - Mankato, Minnesota
Southview Central Committee (1960) - West Saint Paul, Minnesota
Mississippi
Clarksdale Central Committee (1921) - Clarksdale, Mississippi
Nebraska
Highland Central Committee (1924) - Omaha, North-East
Omaha Central Committee (1927) - Omaha, North-East
South Dakota
Minnehaha Country Club (1922) - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Tennessee
Chickasaw Central Committee (1922) - Memphis, Tennessee
Colonial Central Committee (1916) - Cordova, Tennessee
Gatlinburg G&Central Committee (1956) - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Green Meadow Central Committee (1958) - Alcoa, Tennessee
Wisconsin
The Links at Lawsonia - Green Lake, Wisconsin
Ozaukee Central Committee (1922) - Mequon, Wisconsin
Spring Valley Central Committee (1927) - Salem, Wisconsin
West Bend Central Committee (1922) - West Bend, Wisconsin.